Thinking of central Illinois

It’s been a bad week for much of the Land of Lincoln, what with those tornadoes that ripped across the state and caused so much devastation.

This week’s update, coincidentally, is a central Illinois one: thankfully, the areas around Danville and Champaign-Urbana escaped the worst of the damage.

These IDs – and the pictures of Danville at Site of the Week this week – are from an August 2011 trip. A year later, we went to some of the areas closer to Peoria that were hit much harder this past week. You’ll see those pictures and hear that audio soon; in the meantime, our friends at WBNQ in nearby Bloomington offer this helpful list of ways you can send some help to those in need in that area.